Name: Summer 2027 Fellowship
Start: 2027-01-15
End: 2027-08-31
Location: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)

Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies on its 412-acre Mount San Angelo estate in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Each Fellow receives a private studio, private bedroom with en-suite bathroom, and three meals daily. The daily program cost of $240 is subsidized to a minimum contribution of $105/day, with generous financial aid distributed annually. Fellowships have been awarded to over 6,000 artists from 63 countries, including MacArthur Genius Grant recipients and Pulitzer Prize winners. Three application cycles per year; artists may be in residence only once every two years.

Reviews

Anonymous Artistanonymous

Attended 2015 · May 14, 2015

The studios were sunny and clean (although, not so clean that you had

The studios were sunny and clean (although, not so clean that you had to worry about accidentally leaving a mark). The food was pretty ok - it's always nice to go to a residency where they cook for you, so you don't have to waste precious time on food prep/shopping. There was a continuous stream of people (about 1/2 of those present) who had been to this residency before (many several times), which was interesting. The living quarters are aging, but clean. I was able to complete a lot of work while I was there (May 2014). Neat feature: there's an outdoor pool that is open seasonally. There was a lot of concern about ticks (the insects) - just a heads up. — Anonymous, 2015. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.

Anonymous Artistanonymous

Attended 2016 · December 7, 2016

I found VCCA a peaceful, lovely place to get a lot of work done

I found VCCA a peaceful, lovely place to get a lot of work done. It's not grand, but it's nice and well-run, with serious, high-quality colleagues. The grounds are well-groomed, mostly graceful open space. The food is basic and somewhat heavy (not health food). The bedrooms all have lovely views but no sonic privacy (all rooms have open spaces above their doors, due to the design of the heating / air conditioning system, which can't be individually controlled; I found the AC freezing cold). FYI, the two photos currently on this page next to the ratings box (the room with two red beds, and the writer working at a bay window) definitely aren't photos of VCCA. The first appears to be from VCCA's sister res in France, and the second looks to be from another international res VCCA has an exchange with. — Anonymous, 2016. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.

Anonymous Artistanonymous

Attended 2018 · January 2, 2018

The photos on this page are not of VCCA and are frankly nicer than

The photos on this page are not of VCCA and are frankly nicer than VCCA - would be good to correct this — Anonymous, 2018. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.

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